"You…" Moonlight Dummy Cat's face turned bright red. She looked at Curious Sweetflower? in disbelief but soon fell under the spell of her sweet words.
Fu Lin watched with admiration and clicked his tongue. "Tsk tsk, as expected of Elysia, the queen of yuri in the Elysian Realm."
"We're leaving if you don't hurry up!" Serious Chicken Bird (Fu Hua)'s voice came from afar. Fu Lin turned back to see that they had already walked quite a distance. He quickly chased after them.
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"Hey, wake up, come with me to the competition."
"Kiana, stop messing around, let me sleep a little longer..."
"Who's Kiana?"
"..." Fu Lin slowly opened his eyes, staring at the unfamiliar ceiling. He quickly sat up and looked at Master Chirp Chirp Chirp (Fu Shi), who was staring at him with wide eyes. Only then did he remember that he had come to another world.
"That was such a good sleep~"
"Good morning?"
Master Chirp Chirp Chirp (Fu Shi) looked at Fu Lin with disdain, not expecting this person to sleep so much. "Morning my foot, it's already afternoon."
"Why is it so late... The competition isn't over already, is it?" Fu Lin glanced at the clock on the wall, hurriedly got out of bed, and grabbed Master Chirp Chirp Chirp (Fu Shi), ready to rush outside, afraid of missing the competition. But he didn't manage to move her.
Master Chirp Chirp Chirp (Fu Shi) handed Fu Lin a piece of bread, watching his speechless expression. "No, it's not over. Eat something first."
Fu Lin took the bread but didn't see the Serious Chicken Bird (Fu Hua). He then asked Master Chirp Chirp Chirp (Fu Shi), "Thanks, where's the Serious Chicken Bird (Fu Hua)?"
Master Chirp Chirp Chirp (Fu Shi) said angrily, "She went to a team-building event organized by the Golden Courtyard and left me here alone to watch over you. So annoying."
Fu Lin, "So she's not competing today?"
Master Chirp Chirp Chirp (Fu Shi) nodded but then shook his head. "To be precise, she's not competing with us."
"I see. Then we should get going too. What's today's challenge?" Fu Lin nodded. The Golden Courtyard members should be the Thirteen Flame-Chasers, but aren't the challenges limited to twelve participants...?
Master Chirp Chirp Chirp (Fu Shi) took out a note and read the event details aloud, "Today's challenge is a survival game—Rolling Survival Race. Just don't fall. Of course, even if you do, it's fine. Everyone gets three chances. The last one standing wins."
"Sounds simple enough... Where did the bombs come from?" Fu Lin nodded, stepping confidently into the portal. But upon seeing the Homu's holding explosives, he fell into deep thought.
Master Chirp Chirp Chirp (Fu Shi) followed closely behind, took out a few bombs, and said slowly to Fu Lin, "Sigh, didn't I tell you to grab some bombs?"
Fu Lin spread his hands and complained, "You absolutely did not!"
Meanwhile, the bombs that the Serious Chicken Bird (Fu Hua) had prepared for Fu Lin sat untouched in the corner of the room...
"Here, I'll give you one. When the match starts, just run into the crowd." Master Chirp Chirp Chirp (Fu Shi) handed Fu Lin a bomb, then glanced at the surrounding Homu's with a mischievous smile.
Fu Lin raised an eyebrow and smirked. "You're so bad~"
As the countdown to the match began, Fu Lin gripped the bomb tightly and, the moment he could move, sprinted toward the crowd.
But before he could even use the bomb, many Homu's jumped off the rolling cylinder on their own, leaving Fu Lin and Master Chirp Chirp Chirp (Fu Shi) utterly dumbfounded.
Fu Lin stepped carefully in rhythm with the rolling cylinder and asked Master Chirp Chirp Chirp (Fu Shi), "What are they... doing?"
"I'm not sure either. Maybe they're so used to racing that they're competing to see who can die the fastest... Watch out for the obstacle ahead." Master Chirp Chirp Chirp (Fu Shi) shrugged, then smashed through the wooden plank in front of them. But when she saw the countdown numbers above Fu Lin's head, his expression changed dramatically (#?Д?).
"Wait, did you use the bomb?"
"Yeah, you told me to use it in the crowd, but they all jumped off... Sorry." Before Fu Lin could finish his sentence, an unexpected explosion sent Master Chirp Chirp Chirp (Fu Shi) flying into the void.
After the respawn timer ended, the Homu's who had jumped earlier reappeared above and, as expected, jumped off again.
Master Chirp Chirp Chirp (Fu Shi) landed beside Fu Lin, staring at him with a resentful expression. She didn't say anything, just silently lit a bomb in her hand and slowly crept toward Fu Lin.
Fu Lin's face turned pale as he watched Master Chirp Chirp Chirp (Fu Shi) approach. He quickly ran in the opposite direction, finally curling up against the wall, trembling.
"Don't come any closer!" Master Chirp Chirp Chirp (Fu Shi) burst into laughter at Fu Lin, who was cornered. "I'm not a bad guy, hahaha!"
"Watch out..." Fu Lin quietly warned as an obstacle appeared. He jumped out of the way, but before Master Chirp Chirp Chirp (Fu Shi) could react, she was flung into the air.
Watching Master Chirp Chirp Chirp (Fu Shi) struggle and desperately try to jump back onto the platform, Fu Lin couldn't bear to watch and turned his head. With a final wail, Master Chirp Chirp Chirp (Fu Shi) failed to return.
"Looks like first place is mine this time. Since when did I get so lucky? Hahahahaha!"